fredag den 31. december 2010

Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl


Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
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This is a performance from rock icon Neil Young playing his classic song "Cinnamon Girl". The song was released in 1969 on Young's album "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" which was also his first album with the backing band "Crazy Horse".
The song is known for it's sung harmony of Young's low-pitch voice, and on the original recording a second higher pitched voice sung by Danny Whitten. It is also famous for the catchy guitar riff that drives the song throughout. It is written in Double Drop D tuning on the guitars, and gives it the lower sound of the top and bottom strings on the guitar.
It's a great live performance, and Young performs 100 % and still does to this day, what a great performer and musician.

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torsdag den 30. december 2010

Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton - Can't Find My Way Home


This is a performance from the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival, it features Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood together performing the song from their previous band Blind Faith. Blind Faith was a British supergroup consisting of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood and Rich Grech. The band's self-titled album was released in 1969.
The song has been performed on occasion by Clapton. He also played a version of the song where Nathan East did the vocals. Clapton only did backing vocals on the original, and Winwood is singing the song in this version.
The performance is from the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival, and in the background Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall II are playing rhythm parts on the song.
It's a good performance, and excellently sung by Winwood, a good performance of a good song.

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onsdag den 29. december 2010

Gary Moore - Don't Believe a Word


This is an awesome performance by blues and rock guitarist Gary Moore. He plays the classic Thin Lizzy song "Don't Believe a Word" from their "Johnny the Fox" album. The album was released in 1976. The song was released as a single the same year. The album version of the song is only 2:18 which is very short, and probably made it adequate for radio play.
This performance, however, is much longer, and really a whole different rendition of the song. It starts off being a slow blues in the delicate style of Gary's playing, resembling the sound on songs like "Still Got The Blues" and "Parisienne Walkways" (which is also originally a Thin Lizzy song). Then towards the end of the song, a hard rock riff starts, the lyrics are repeated again, but now it's all played in the style of the original. It's like two renditions of a song melted into one performance.
Gary plays the hell out of this song, and you can tell he was a fan and personal friend of Thin Lizzy and Phil Lynotts song writing. A great performance of an excellent song.

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tirsdag den 28. december 2010

Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining


This is a live performance by Jeff Beck, he is joined on stage by Mitch Mitchell and Steve Winwood. "Hi Ho Silver Lightning" is an iconic 1960's rock song. It was released as a single in 1967 by "The Attack", but only a few days later Beck released a version of the song as well, and this became the most known rendition of the song.
It's a pretty silly song, but also a crowd pleaser and something that gets the crowd going and singing along. Beck does a little solo, but it's not much. A good steady performance of a silly song.

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mandag den 27. december 2010

The Doors - Touch Me


This is a performance by 70's rock band The Doors performing their classic song "Touch Me". A song more in the category of dance music, or maybe even a ballad at some points in the song, though it is a complicated progression, and it isn't just one genre throughout. It was released on the band's debut album "The Soft Parade", and was written by Robby Krieger.
The song is also notable for it's use of a string section, a horn section and a sax solo from Curtis Amy. It was released as a single in 1968, and did very well in the charts reaching no. 3 on the American Billboard chart.
It's a great performance, only made better by the accompaniment of the horn section and the string section which makes this a really good performance.

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søndag den 26. december 2010

Albert Lee - Tear It Up


This is a song performed by British guitarist Albert Lee, the clip is from 2007, and he plays the up beat song "Tear It Up". It's kind of a rock 'n' roll song, but with a lot of bluegrass roots influencing it. There's also a violin and a double bass. The back up band is the Australian "Wheelers and Dealers".
Albert is most known in the field of hybrid picking which means using the fingers and the guitar pick at the same time, to do runs that you would not otherwise be able to do. He was one of the first to use and develop this technique, and is regarded as one of the best at this technique.
He has been included with many different acts, in many different genres, including; Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton, Earl Scruggs, Joe Cocker, Dolly Parton and even Spıal Tap, hell yeah!! A long list, and in many different genres, everything from country, blues, rock 'n' roll and bluegrass, truly a versatile player.
This is a great performance of a great song, and they sure do "tear it up".

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lørdag den 25. december 2010

Yngwie Malmsteen - Bedroom Eyes


This is a performance by Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and his band, playing live at the Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan.
The song "Bedroom Eyes" is a bit of a departure for Yngwie who usually moves in the metal genre, and even sometimes touches something that could be considered classical music. He isn't usually considered a rock/hard rock guitarist, but on this tune he strays a bit from his traditional style.
He uses a simple guitar riff, and plays a lot of the song using a wah-wah pedal. He even goes into a section of the song where he starts playing a bit from Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile".
It is a really good energized performance, and a good rock song.

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fredag den 24. december 2010

Spın̈al Tap - Christmas with the Devil

Merry Christmas!!
So it's Christmas eve, and I thought I'd share one of my favourite Christmas songs with you. It is: "Christmas with the Devil" by Spıal Tap!!
Ok, but in all seriousness, I do think this is a very good comedy Christmas song. It makes fun of Christmas and the metal, hard rock and even blues music's obsession with the devil, and combines it with Christmas. Brilliant.
The video is from the Arsenio Hall show, and the volume is very low on it, so you probably need to crank your speakers to 11 if you wanna hear any thing.
Any ways, merry Christmas!! Happy Holidays etc.

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torsdag den 23. december 2010

Eric Clapton - Blue Eyes Blue


BLUE EYES BLUE from kristine sun on Vimeo.
This is the music video to the song "Blue Eyes Blue" by Eric Clapton. It is a very good looking video, the sets and the camera work is really good, a well made music video with a simple concept.
The song is an acoustic pop song in that classic Clapton style. A set of chords, Clapton's vocals, a choir and an acoustic solo by Clapton.
I think it was made, or was featured in some Julia Roberts film, there's footage in the video that appears to be from a film, but I'm not sure of that.
It's a good little pop song by Clapton with that classic Clapton pop sound.

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onsdag den 22. december 2010

Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working


This is a performance by Muddy Waters and his blues band. The performance is from 1966 and they perform the classic song "Got My Mojo Working", an upbeat blues song.
The song was written in 1956 and popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957. Muddy Water's rendition of the song was ranked as #359 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
It's a traditional example of what a good blues group could do back in the 60's. They groove on each other, and the blues harp on this song is just excellent, plus Water's voice which makes this an all over excellent performance.

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tirsdag den 21. december 2010

Paul Gilbert - Snortin' Whiskey (Pat Travers)


This is a performance by guitarist Paul Gilbert playing his version of the classic Pat Travers song "Snortin' Whiskey" (also sometimes referred to as "Snortin' Whiskey, Drinkin' Cocaine"). It's a blues rock song, and it was originally released in 1980 on by Travers and his band on the album "Crash and Burn". It is Pat Travers' most successful song, and the song that gained the most radio play and the highest positions on the charts. It is still a crowd pleaser to this day, and it is also a pleaser at Gilbert's gig.
The Paul Gilbert version is recorded at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, and that is why he talks a little bit about his amp before playing, it's a guitar geek crowd. Gilbert plays a smoking version of the song, and I thought it was worthy of being featured. Plus the fact that I haven't been able to find really good concert footage of any performance by Pat Travers. I've embeded a version done by Travers below, but the video and sound quality isn't great.
It's a great song, and a great performance by both artists.


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mandag den 20. december 2010

Brian Setzer - Run Rudolph Run


The song "Run Rudolph Run" has become a Christmas classic, and is one of the most recognizable rock 'n' roll Christmas songs. The song was popularized by Chuck Berry, and it was originally released in 1958 as a b-side to Berry's version of "Merry Christmas, Baby".
The song has been covered by an endless list of performers, including: Lynrd Skynrd, Sheryl Crow, Keith Richards, Foghat, Billy Idol, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem and a supergroup consisting of Lemmy Kilmister, Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl, to only name a few.
I think that Brian Setzer and his orchestra do a fantastic job with the song, they play it like straight forward happy 50's rock 'n' roll which fits the song very well.
Below is the Lemmy, Gibbons and Grohl version embeded, it's a good version too, but I still prefer Setzer's version, but they're both good.


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søndag den 19. december 2010

Robert Palmer Addicted to Love


This is a performance from 80's rock king Robert Palmer. The song was released in 1986 on Palmer's "Riptide" album, and got very popular due to a video featuring fashion models playing the instruments, and Palmer singing. A classic 80's music video, cheesy and corny. You can say that Palmer rose to success through videos very much the same way ZZ Top did. The song is known for it's catchy guitar riff and a drum opening in 7/4 rhythm, the rest of the song is in 4/4 rhythm. The song did very well in the charts.
It's a great performance, and everyone really grooves. The guitar solos are good, and the drummer really gets the audience going. A good performance, of a good song.

Charts (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks 1

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fredag den 17. december 2010

Eric Clapton - Christmas Tears


This is a performance by Eric Clapton playing the Christmas song "Christmas Tears". The concert footage is from a benefit for The Special Olympics, and it is shot in Washington D.C. in December of 1998. President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary were present, and they held the benefit.
There were many different acts present at the concert, and the year after the concert, a CD of the concert was released. (Click here to go to purchase a copy of the CD).
Other acts at the concert were: Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Tracy Chapman, Sheryl Crow, John Popper, Run–D.M.C. and Vanessa Williams
On Clapton's part this is a pretty standard blues tune, singing about loneliness and missing some one at Christmas. It doesn't have bells and all that, and in some ways it's not that uplifting, but I still think it's a pretty good song. Maybe just because it isn't your typical overproduced pop song, but a good blues song that just happens to be about Christmas.
It's a really good performance on Clapton's part, of a good and a little untraditional Christmas song.

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torsdag den 16. december 2010

Tower of Power ft. Santana - What Is Hip?


This is a live performance from the legendary funk band Tower of Power playing their famous song "What Is Hip?". Carlos Santana is sitting in with the orchestra, and does a little solo, he does all right, but you can tell that he's a bit out of his element. Still doing a pretty good job in my opinion.
Santana's band and Tower of Power are intervened, and members of Tower of Power have played in Santana (the band), so this collaboration might not be as far fetched as one would think. Santana's current keyboardist David K. Mathews started out playing for Tower of Power, or at least rose to fame playing with them.
I think it's a good performance, and this is true funk. It's on a grand scale, with a full horn section and an energetic Brent Carter leading the jam, and keeping the audience in tune as well.
A good performance, of a good funk song.

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onsdag den 15. december 2010

Jimmie Vaughan - Tick Tock


This is a performance by Jimmie Vaughan and a bunch of other artists. It's from the Stevie Ray Vaughan memorial concert commemorating the death of Stevie Ray Vaughan on August 27th 1990.
There were many artists present at the concert, and Jimmie sort of controlled the jam on a lot of the performances, and also starts off this performance. Present were: Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville & Double Trouble.
The song is from the album Family Style by The Vaughan Brothers. It was the last album Stevie did, and he had always wanted to do a collaborative album with his brother.
This song sticks out as different, as it is about the world joining hands in peace, and in that sense a very beautiful blues ballad. In this performance the song is sung by a choir which helps give it a certain atmosphere.

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tirsdag den 14. december 2010

Rory Gallagher - Banker's Blues


This is a live performance by Rory Gallagher, doing an acoustic blues classic on his own. It's a solo performance, just Rory and his guitar, it's so fantastic what only a select few performers can do when they sit on their own and do an self accompanied acoustic blues performance. It's a tradition of the 1920's and 30's, and so many people today aren't able to do it. Very few people listen to the roots of the blues, and perform them as well as Gallagher did.
The song Banker's Blues was originally recorded by Big Bill Broonzy, a legendary player of the acoustic blues era of the 1930's. He's not as famous as Robert Johnson, but still quite known within the guitar playing community. And both Gallagher and Clapton have cited him as an influence on their playing styles.
The song is about women and how they'll steal your money, if you have them in the bank, a quite simple theme. The song follows the same chord structure as "Key to the Highway", but is still different. It's sort of like Son House's "Death Letter" sounds like "Rollin' and Tumblin'", but they are different songs.
It's a great song, and a great performance. I've embeded a version of the original recording beneath, the sound quality isn't good, and you can hear the needle scratching the record, but it's still good.


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mandag den 13. december 2010

Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas


This is a video for the Chris Rea Christmas song "Driving Home for Christmas". It was released in December of 1988 as a single, and wasn't attached to any particular album. It did fairly well peaking at #53 on the UK single charts. It did really well in a lot of European countries (scheme below of rankings on various charts).
The song is about a guy driving home to his family or friends to celebrate the Holidays. The song also features a little solo by Chris, it's not a slide solo which is mainly, or at least one of the things Rea is attached to.
It's a nice little Holiday song in a mellow and not over-emotional tone and feeling, a really good Christmas song.

Chart↓ Peak
position↓
UK Singles Chart (2007)[2] 33
Norway Singles Chart (2008)[4] 2
Swedish Singles Chart (2010)[5] 26
Dutch Singles Chart (2008)[6] 17
Finnish Singles Chart (1999)[7] 17
Danish Singles Chart (2007)[8] 19
Austrian Singles Chart (2007)[9] 35
Swiss Singles Chart (2009)[10] 41
German Singles Chart (2008)[11] 31

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søndag den 12. december 2010

Velvet Revolver - Set Me Free


This is a live performance from 2005 by the American hard rock group Velvet Revolver. The song was released in 2003 and originally appeared on the soundtrack for the Hulk film of the same year. The single then also made it onto the bands debut album "Contraband".
The main riff of the song was made by Slash, and it's what drives the song. On the record version there's two rather complicated guitar solos done by Slash.
This live version is really good because the band really goes nuts and gives 100 %. Slash is playing like crazy, and doing a fantastic job with the song, he even throws the guitar behind his head for a chunk of the performance, and makes the guitar scream at the end until the last chord is played. Dave Kushner even does a little solo at one point.
This is a pretty sweet hard rock song, and the band rocks it with this performance.

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lørdag den 11. december 2010

Repost: The Dead Weather - Blue Blood Blues


I posted a live version of this song earlier, but it has been taken down from youtube, or has been disabled in some regions in the world, I don't know which! The fact of the matter is that I can't view the video embeded in the original post, so I'm reposting it.
I wrote more about the song and it's release in my earlier post which you can check out by clicking here.
This version is a little grittier, it's recorded live from live from the Third Man Records, the independent label that publish the song.

fredag den 10. december 2010

Ray Charles - Merry Christmas Baby


This is a performance from Ray Charles performing the R & B Christmas standard "Merry Christmas Baby", originally composed and written by Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore in 1947. It has been covered by many different artists, including; Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Otis Redding, Elvis Presley, Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Springsteen.
It's a nice little soulful tune for the Holiday season.
Below is a version by Christina Aguilera and B.B. King. It's a very good version, but a bit short, and not as soulful as Ray's version.


Enjoy, and Happy Holidays

torsdag den 9. december 2010

Chuck Berry - Let It Rock


This is a live performance by Chuck Berry, he performs the rock 'n' roll classic "Let It Rock". The song was originally released in 1960 on Berry's alum "Rockin' at the Hops", and it was only a b-side to the single "Too Pooped to Pop".
This however became more famous than the a-side. Probably thanks to other artists covering it, and its resemblance to Berry's most famous tune "Johnny B. Goode". It has been covered by The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Bob Seger and Motörhead to name a few. It is perhaps one of Berry's most covered songs, next to "Johnny B. Goode".
I've included a performance by Motörhead from The Late Show with David Letterman beneath, because I think they do a pretty well job with it.
It's a great song, and a great performance by both acts.


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onsdag den 8. december 2010

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Hug You, Squeeze You


This is a live performance by blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. He performs the song "Hug You, Squeeze You", an up beat happy blues song.
The song is a take off, or maybe even a cover of a John Lee Hooker song that at least have very similar lyrics. The John Lee Hooker version is simply titled "I Want To Hug You".
This is a song that Stevie didn't perform very often, and it's also in a key that Stevie didn't use very much. It's played in the key of E. As most people who are fans of Stevie probably know, he tuned his guitar down one half step. This means that the key you get when playing a straight forward shuffle blues starting on the lowest string is in the key of Eb. Stevie basically forms what on a regularly tuned guitar would be an F chord, and takes it from there. So this is one of those rare occasions where Stevie is playing in the key of E on a guitar tuned in the key of Eb essentially. I think this is the only song where he does this, but I'm not sure.
Any ways, it gives the song and performance a unique sound.
It's a great performance, and a great song.

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tirsdag den 7. december 2010

David Bowie - Let's Dance


This is a music video for the title track of Bowie's album "Let's Dance" released in 1983, and digitally re-mastered in 1999.
This is a great album by Bowie, it experiments with many different genres of music, it has a lot of funk influences, but also draws on more traditional rock and blues, and of course also the pop sound of the times.
The album is also famous for helping blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan getting discovered. Bowie had heard Stevie's 1982 Montreux performance, and was impressed. They met up backstage and chatted, and it turned out they were in to some of the same weird things musically. Bowie admired Stevies sound, and hired him to play lead guitar on his next album which was "Let's Dance".
Stevie only plays lead guitar, the rhythm guitar on the album is Nile Rodgers. And Stevie's lead playing is very toned down, and not a huge part of the album, but still helps increase the sound and the experience.
The album cut of the song Let's Dance is 7:37, much shorter than what is used in the music video which I assume is also the radio edit of the song. They still left in all of Stevie's parts however which shows how much his lead playing helped the album.
Stevie was also offered a spot in David's live band that was going to tour for the album, but he turned it down, and went onto recording his first solo record with Double Trouble "Texas Flood", and got the massive career in the 80's.
It's a great song, and a pretty good looking music video for the times. Stevie isn't in the video, and Bowie pretends to play a Stratocaster looking guitar while wearing white gloves, perhaps a nod to Stevie and the fact that no one could play like him, who knows? Or maybe just David being odd.

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mandag den 6. december 2010

Ray Charles - Santa Clause Is Coming To Town


So it's Christmas, and I haven't posted a single Christmas song yet. I'm making up for that now. This is a performance by soul legend Ray Charles performing the classic Christmas song "Santa Clause Is Coming To Town".
The performance is from the "Feed the Future" benefit in 2007.
Ray's version is a bit more soulful than most other versions, but it is still probably more a pop song, or a seasonal song, if that's even a category of music. There just aren't a whole lot of blues Christmas songs.
Ray plays a soulful piano, and also gets out a harmonica and plays that as well.
It's a very good performance of this classic Christmas song, and it's sure to get you in the holiday spirit.

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søndag den 5. december 2010

Repost: B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone


I posted this once before, but the version I posted was taken down from youtube. I don't mind that however, because this is a better version in my opinion. (Click here to read the text from the old post, and a little background on the song).
This version is from BB's performance at the 1993 Montreux Jazz Festival, and it's just a smokin' version of the song. It starts out a little slower than the first version I posted, with BB playing at a very low volume level, with a lot of emotion. Then towards the end it picks up speed, BB turns up the volume, stands up and gives us the grand finale of his playing, and this concert. It's a great performance and a great show. (Can be purchased at Amazon.com, and is published by Eagle Rock, click here for product information).
It's a great performance, and the whole band is into it. The string section from the original recording is imitated beautifully on a keyboard, and the horn section do a fine job.
This is a great performance, and if not the best, then definitely one of the best versions of this song.

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lørdag den 4. december 2010

Jeff Beck - Hammerhead


This is a live performance by guitar legend Jeff Beck. It was released on the 2010 album "Emotion & Commotion". Since it's a pretty new song, there isn't any really good concert footage of Jeff performing this yet, so I've included the album version in a youtube video beneath. The song credits both Jeff Beck and his keyboardist Jason Rebello, and Jeff states that the song's inspiration comes from their love of keyboardist Jan Hammer. Jason came up with the riff on the keyboard, and Jeff picked up on it, Jeff calls it a young and Indian sounding riff, ans states that it kicks ass which I agree with him on 100 %.[1]
It's a rock instrumental, and Jeff plays the main riff of the song alongside a 40 piece symphony orchestra which makes it sound epic, grand and magnificent. It has also recently been nominated for a Grammy at the 53rd Grammy Awards show. It's nominated for "Best Rock Instrumental" and has a good chance of winning, and I'm rooting for it, it's a good song.
The live version and the album version sound a bit different, and Jeff improvises a bit more in the live version, plus it's not with a symphony orchestra when played live.
A great song, cross your fingers for it at The Grammys.


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fredag den 3. december 2010

Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love


The song "Whole Lotta Love" is a song by the legendary band Led Zeppelin. It was released in 1969 on the band's 2nd album titled "Led Zeppelin II". The song has appeared on many lists, and is considered one of the best hard rock songs ever.
The song is influenced by a lot of different blues singers and songs. Mainly the song "You Need Love" recorded by Muddy Waters, written by Willie Dixon. The lyrics in the two songs were very similar, and in the end Willie Dixon ended up suing the band. They agreed on a cash settlement, and that was the end of that. Plant has stated that he felt that the lyrics and the song was so far back in time that it was just influence, and not copying. He has also stated that Page's guitar riff was there before the lyrics, and that the guitar riff was the origin of the song, and they came up with the lyrics later. Plant then said that everyone borrows lyrics and stuff like that, but you only get caught when you're successful.[1] 
The song has a very unique and different construction. It starts off with Page's riff which also descends into the main verse. Then at about 3:02 into the song, it goes into a more jazzy feel, John Bonham plays a jazzy feel type of thing on the drums, and it goes into a very weird section with Plant moaning and screaming and Page playing his guitar with a bow, this section is by many fans referred to as the "Orgasm Section" of the song.
Below is a list of some of the lists the song has been on, and the ranks it has gotten on those lists. I really think this is one of the best, if not the best hard rock songs ever. Truly a great song, and a great recording and construction.
 Publication↓ Country↓ Accolade↓ Year↓ Rank↓
Spin United States "100 Greatest Singles of All Time"[9] 1989 39
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame United States "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll"[10] 1994 *
Classic Rock United Kingdom "Ten of the Best Songs Ever!.. (Bubbling under)"[11] 1999 30
VH1 United States "The 100 Greatest Rock Songs of All Time"[12] 2009 3
Rolling Stone United States "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"[13] 2003 75
Q United Kingdom "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever"[14] 2005 3
Toby Creswell Australia "1001 Songs: the Great Songs of All Time"[15] 2005 *
Grammy Awards United States "Grammy Hall of Fame Award"[16] 2007 *
Rolling Stone United States "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time"[17] 2008 11
VH1 United States "VH1 Greatest Hard Rock Songs"[18] 2009 3

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torsdag den 2. december 2010

Metallica - Mama Said


The top video is of James Hetfield performing an acoustic version of this song of the band's album "Load". It's a genre bending tune that strays a lot from Metallica's other songs. It starts off with an acoustic guitar, and the towards the chorus goes into a country inspired piece, with the whole thing sort of peaks, and power chords played on a distorted electric guitar plays through the last part of the song. I think it's a really good song, and it really sounds great in the studio version, a well mixed song that mixes genres. The video below is the music video for the song, so you can hear the studio version of the song as well.

The lyrics are written by Hetfield, and they are about a boy struggling to find his own way in life without his mother. This draws on Hetfield's own relationship to his mother who died of cancer.
The song has never really been part of Metallica's live set, probably because it strays so much from Metallica's traditional metal sound. Hetfield has played it alone with no accompaniment, and has also played with country singer Jessi Colter. But we'll probably never get the band playing the song live as it was recorded. It's sort of James' song which is also shown in the fact that the other band members only make a brief and excluded cameo in the music video for the song.
Still a very good song.


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onsdag den 1. december 2010

ZZ Top - Bang Bang


(The resolution isn't very good, so it's the small size player)
This is a live performance by blues, rock and hard rock band ZZ Top. They perform the song "Bang Bang" from their 12th studio album Rhythmeen released in 1996. It's a great little song that does what ZZ Top does best, produce good, funky, bluesy and fun songs.
On this album they sort of went back to a more rock/bluesy sound. In the 80's they had experimented with synthesizers and electronic drum beats. A sound that gave the great air-play and success, but didn't sound like their earlier work.
The album got mixed reviews, but I think that it's a top notch album, prima quality, and just what you'd expect from ZZ Top. If you're a fan, it's a must-have in your collection, definitely.
They do a great performance with a nice set of bongos accompanying Frank Beard on the drums which gives the song a very good rhythm and groove.
A great song, and a great performance.

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